Pirate Chain Unaffected by Zcash Orchard Vulnerability

🏴‍☠️ Privacy Coin Dodges Bullet

By wARRR
Jun 11, 2026, 3:14 PM
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A critical vulnerability in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool, present since 2022, could have enabled the creation of counterfeit ZEC tokens.​ Zcash addressed the issue through an emergency hard fork on June 3, 2026.​

Pirate Chain (ARRR) remains secure:

  • Built on the Sapling shielded protocol, not Orchard
  • No ARRR funds at risk from this vulnerability
  • Orchard integration is planned and will incorporate Zcash's bug fix
  • Extensive testing will precede any deployment

The incident has sparked renewed discussion about privacy coin security and implementation practices.​

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